Solrock
Attack
Defense
Stamina
Best Movesets
Analysis
Solrock is a somewhat iconic Pokemon, and a bit rare due to the fact that it and Lunatone change places in the Northern/Southern hemispheres for each equinox. However, it's genuinely not worth investing in.
Offense
- Rock Throw should be paired with Rock Slide, the bread and butter Rock-type set.
- Psywave can be paired with Psychic, though Solrock is poor as a Psychic attacker.
- Weather Ball Fire is a great move, but not on Solrock.
- Confusion is a great Psychic Type Fast Move, but is inferior to Psywave.
- Solar Beam doesn’t do much for Solrock on offense.
Defense
- Confusion is one of the best defensive fast moves in the game.
- Weather Ball Fire comes out frequently and is a strong option on defense.
- Rock Throw isn’t too shabby, but it’s inferior even when Confusion is resisted.
- Rock Slide is the optimal defensive charge move, with high power and 2 bars.
- Psychic is good on defense, but it's redundant with Confusion.
- Psywave pales in comparison to Confusion on defense.
- Solar Beam is 1-bar, and will probably not get off before Solrock faints.
Confusion is a good move in PvP, hitting especially hard thanks to its STAB boost when combined with Solrock's Psychic typing while also giving very reasonable energy gains. Weather Ball Fire offers counter-coverage to Grass types and a strong, low-energy attack. To compliment it, Rock Slide and Psychic both provide solid damage plus STAB for reasonable energy cost, allowing Solrock to stay threatening throughout the match. Solar Beam is objectively stronger and hits some of Solrock's counters for huge damage, but its high energy cost means Solrock likely won't be able to unleash it before dropping. Still, if you can store a bit of energy before the opponent gets in their counter, it can spell death for a lot of Pokemon when shields are down.
Solrock... is not good in PvP. It has a nice moveset overall, but not nice enough to make up for its sub-par typing and slightly offensively-oriented stats. It can be useful in some cases, but its niches are better served by other Pokemon.
